Bank



June 26, 1928.

F. DE CARDY BANK Filed April 1 opened wide.

Patented June 26, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED DE CARDY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO WHITE BRASS CASTINGS CO.,

1 OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BANK.

Application filed April 19, 1926.

This invention relates to closure for a coin bank or the like and more particularly to a concealed hinge construction. My invention also provides an improved lock construction cooperating with the hinge.

Although the disclosed embodiment is part of a small coin repository or savings bank, the invention may be applied equally well to other closures.

In adapting this invention to a savings bank there is provided a simple inexpensive and effective means to Secure the cover onto the receptacle by a hinge entirely within the receptacle. The cover may however be There is further-provided a means for guiding the cover to register with the receptacle when being closed and an inexpensive locking mechanism therefor.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, it is hereinafter disclosed as embodied in a coin repository. The following specification is supplemented by the single sheet of drawing in which like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the entire coin repository being partly in section to show the relative position of the various component parts; i 7

Fig.2 is a. horizontal section of the same as seen on the line 22 of Fig. 1; looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section as seen on the line 38 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction shown by the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the lock mechanism as seen on the line H of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the key used with the lock; p

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the novel hinge and a portion of the casing proper when in open position; and

Fig. 7 is a view of the same with the hinge in closed position.

The receptacle proper comprises a sheet metal casing 10 of the usual shape having a swinging handle 11 fixed to the top. A coin slot 12 of a size sufficient to admit the largest coin is disposed near the top and registers with a means for preventing the removal of money. from t 1e inside. Inasmuch as there are several well known types of such apparatus which form no part of Serial No. 102,850.

the present invention, it is unnecessary that it be described.

The cover 13, of sheet metal, fits within the opening of the casing 10 and is kept from entering it entirely by a flange 1 1.

The novel hinge arrangement comprises a pintle sleeve 15 firmly fixed to the casing 10 as by rivets 16, and an upright bracket 17 firmly fixed to the cover 13 as by means of rivets 18 connected together by a link 19 and pins 20 and 21. The upright bracket 17 which comprises a base 2% and an upright portion is so formed as to have the base 24 extending in both directions from the up right portion. This is effected by extending out a central portion of the upright and bending it out to be in the same plane as the other portion of the base. In order to compensate for the possible weakening of the upright due to the removal of its central portion, the sides are reenforced by flanges 26 which fold down over the entire hinge when in closed position as best seen inI ig. 6. These flanges further serve as a stop for the cover when opened. This type of hinge is used in order that the cover may be fully opened upon a hinge that shall be on the inside of the receptacle. The bracket 17 and the pintle sleeve 15 may be, if preferred, spot welded to their respective position or held there in any suitable or preferred manner.

In order to preclude the possibility of the hinge folding backward when the cover is closed so as to remain straightened out and thus afford the teller of the bank decided inconvenience, a stop is provided about the pin 21 to limit the angular movement possible between the bracket 17 and the link 1.9. This stop consists in a tongue 22 on the bracket 17 which enters a small socket 23 in the pintle sleeve 24. of the link 19. This tongue abuts the end of the socket and thus prevents the bracket 17, and consequently the cover 13, from being pivoted an y further about the pin 21. In the present instance it has been found desirable to limit this movement to less than a right angle.

The locking mechanism, which is composed entirely of sheet metal, is designed with strength, simplicity and cheapness in view. An escutcheon 27 is stamped to protrude from the cover 13 and has a key hole 28 therein. A flat disc 29, which is provided with a crooked slot 30, is inserted in the hollow on the inside of the cover left by the escutcheon. readily rotatable and the slot serves as a meanswhereby a key of'only one certain raised-portion -37 opposite the slot.

cross section can-be inserted in-the lock. it

plate 31 of relatively thin sheet metal is stamped to have an orifice 32, a pair of ears 33, a slot 35, and a plurality of raised portions 36 adjacent the slot, and a similar The purpose of the orifice 32 is to permit the entrance of the key, but prevent its being turned unless it has a slot cut therein to register with the "plate. lVith no slot in the key at this point it is obvious that it would beimpossible to turnit, The ears 33 serve to hold this plate in place by means of being bent overafter being inserted into register- 7 ing holes in a member to be later described.

The lug34 serves as astopfor the bolt 40 7 next described. The slt35 serves to admit a' compression spring 39 which urges the boltoutward at all tlHlQS. The raised surfaces 36 and 37' serve as-bearmg surfaces whereon the bolt 40 may slide.

1 The bolt which is also formed of sheet metal comprises an orifice 41, a. shaft 42, and a pair of dogs 43 at right angles to the sliding portion thereof. These dogs have an edge 44 which is adapted to engage the bar or keeper 45 and a curvilinear edge 46 which performs a novel function as described later.

The orifice 41 is so shaped that it 'iswho engaged by the key to cause the bolt. to be moved axially within its guide.

The entire mechanism is covered by a specially formed stamped plate 47 which includes a raised portion 48 having a hole '49 therein to provide a bearing for the end of the key and a pair of slots 50 through which the dogs 43 of the bolt project, bearmg surfaces for thebolt wherein is fitted the member 31. and a pair of openings through 'whichthe ears 33 areplaced to be turned down as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 to hold the lock assembled. The entire look; ing mechanism is held in the cover by rivets 51.

The keeper 45 is shown riveted to the casing at 52, but may be fixed thereto in any preferred manner,and includes a' bent over portion 53. It will be apparent that the portion 53 may be bent after assembly in order to effect a perfect engagement with the edges 44 of the dogs 43 so as to have the lock work perfectly.

In closing the receptacle, the special locking dogs of the locking bolt-performthe This disc, as is apparent, is

novel function of guiding the cover into place. When the cover is swung down from open position it would naturally tend to keepthe hinge-pulled toward theopposite side of'the casing, so that the cover would not seat itself. The restricted joint at 21 keeps the cover from becoming. too

much out of place and the edges 46 of the dogs 43 engagethe casing and cam the cover into its proper place-as it swingsshut.

-As clearlyfillustrated in"F i'g. l Yof: the drawings, when the cover'is in closed position, link 19 is disposed parallel with bracket 17, both the link and the bracket being parallel with the circumferential wall of the receptacle. With the parts in this position, the link 19 acts to very effectually re-' sist movement of the cover member,- whenI it is enclosed, either inwardly or outwardly of the receptacle. The link and'associated parts thus coact with the lockand keeper for effectually locking the cover in position.

The mode of use of a saving's bank "of this type is well known. It is to be under stood that this novel hinge and lock maybe used to equal advantage'on difierent'receptacles. It is, therefore, intended"Ltliat'the use of my invention is not to be liinited'to the above disclosure.

I claim 1. In combination" with a receptacle "and a cover, a hinge comprising a .pintle' sleeve fixed in said receptacle, arbr'acket'ifixed .to said coverandhaving a pintle' sleeve 'on' its end, a link pinned between'the sleeve on;said bracket and the sleeve on said receptacle, and means for restricting the-angular movement between'the said link and'thesaid bracket to maintain thehinge'atall: ;times folded to some extent tolminimize'the' lat- -eral movement of said cover, and a lock having a bolt comprising acam portion for .camming the cover laterally into place as it FRED DE CARDY. 

